|  self-confidence 
 
 freedom from doubt;
 belief in yourself and your abilities (Freq. 3)
 - his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
 - after that failure he lost his confidence
 - she spoke with authority
 • Syn:
 assurance, self-assurance, confidence, authority, sureness
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sure (for: sureness), self-confident, confident (for: confidence)
 • Hypernyms:
 certainty
 • Attrubites:
 certain, sure, uncertain, unsure, incertain
 
 
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